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Showing posts with label SRI LANKA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SRI LANKA. Show all posts
October 6, 2015

1944 SRI LANKA - Avalokiteswara Bodhisathwa Statue from Veheragala

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Located a few kilometers east of Mihintale , the temple and monastery Sirisangabo Raja Maha Vihara in Veheragala is famous as a locatio...
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May 3, 2015

1562 SRI LANKA - Yapahuwa

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Yapahuwa was one of the ephemeral capitals of medieval Sri Lanka , in the latter part of the 13th century. Built around a huge granite...
April 28, 2015

1548 SRI LANKA - Buduruvagala

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Buduruvagala - Stone carvings of Maitreya, Vajrapani and an unidentified Bodhisattva   Buduruwagala is an ancient buddhist temple, ...
April 6, 2015

1444, 1514 SRI LANKA - Golden Temple of Dambulla (UNESCO WHS)

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1444 Golden Temple of Dambulla - Maha Raja Vihara Posted on 07.02.2015, 06.04.2015 Situated in the central part of the country, Gold...
January 30, 2015

1427 SRI LANKA - Mihintale, the cradle of Buddhism in Sri Lanka

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The peak Mihintale (the plateau of Mihindu), located near the city of Anuradhapura , is the site of several religious monuments and ab...
December 23, 2014

0353, 1373 SRI LANKA - Ancient City of Sigiriya (UNESCO WHS)

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0353 Sigiriya frescoes Posted on 06.10.2012, 23.12.2014 In the heart of the island Sri Lanka , dominating the surrounding jungle, ...
July 11, 2012

0275 SRI LANKA - Ancient City of Polonnaruwa (UNESCO WHS)

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With more than 500 years before the Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka , the Chola invaded the island and put an end to the two great dyn...
April 29, 2012

0188 SRI LANKA - Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications (UNESCO WHS)

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On 15 November 1505, few ships under the command of Don Lourenço de Almeida , deviated on their way to the Maldive Islands , sought san...